* — denotes a player that could be a priority within that area of the draft

First Round

WR —

Julio Jones (Alabama)

DE —

Cam Jordan (Cal)*

J.J. Watt (Wisconsin)*

Muhammad Wilkerson (Temple)

NT —

Phil Taylor (Baylor)

OLB —

Von Miller (Texas A&M)*

Aldon Smith (Missouri)*

Robert Quinn (North Carolina)

CB/S —

Pat Peterson (LSU)*

Prince Amukamara (Nebraska)*

Jimmy Smith (Colorado)

Z-Report Says: It is very clear that the Texans must upgrade their defensive side of the ball so Julio Jones, though an attractive option if he were there, probably won’t be the guy. While there has been a ton of talk about moving up for Peterson or Miller, I also believe that a trade back scenario is very possible. Teams appear to be chasing QBs into the Top 12 picks so the Texans might find a team making a trade up offer that they can’t refuse. With the draft being deep in the first round on defense, I think a trade back could be very beneficial.

Second/Third Round

WR —

Torrey Smith (Maryland)

Titus Young (Boise State)*

Jerrel Jernigan (Troy)*

Edmund Gates (Abilene Christian)

OLB —

Jabaal Sheard (Pitt)*

Brooks Reed (Arizona)*

Akeem Ayers (UCLA)

Dontay Moch (Nevada)*

Sam Acho (Texas)

K.J. Wright (Mississippi State)

DE —

Cameron Heyward (Ohio State)*

Allen Bailey (Miami)

Christian Ballard (Iowa)

Pernell McPhee (Mississippi State)

NT —

Stephen Paea (Oregon State)*

Kenrick Ellis (Hampton)

CB/S —

Aaron Williams (Texas)*

Ras-I Dowling (Virginia)*

Brandon Harris (Miami)*

Johnny Patrick (Louisville)*

Davon House (New Mexico)

Buster Skrine (UT-Chattanooga)

Josh Thomas (Buffalo)*

Shareece Wright (USC)*

Rashad Carmichael (Virginia Tech)

Rahim Moore (UCLA)*

Chris Conte (Cal)

Marcus Gilchrist (Florida)*

Jaiquawn Jarrett (Temple)*

Z-Report Says: Once again, it doesn’t look likely that the Texans will use their 2nd or 3rd round pick on a WR unless they trade back from their first round pick and pick up an extra pick. If that were to happen, they might take a look at a WR with a third rounder. The second and third round picks will offer the Texans a terrific opportunity to address their secondary as there is good depth in those rounds. Early in the 2nd round, the Texans may decide that the best value on the board is an OLB even if they’ve already addressed that position in the first round.

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Here are my Top 100 players in this year’s draft. This is how I see these players as football players. I didn’t factor in character like a team would if they were going to draft one of these players and this is not a prediction of how guys will be drafted. This is my evaluation of the top 100 football players when it is all said in done.